Smallholders, Forest Management and Rural Development in the Amazon

Benno Pokorny

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English

Routledge
17 May 2013

Management of land & natural resources; Environmental science, engineering & technology; Smallholdings

Series: The Earthscan Forest Library

The ongoing debate concerning the Amazon's crucial role in global climate and biodiversity is entirely dependent upon sustainable development in the region. Recognizing that forests are an integral part of the social fabric in the region, initiatives such as community forestry, small-scale tree plantations and agroforestry, as well as payments for environmental services have aimed at conserving the natural forest landscape. At the same time these attempt to protect and enhance the well-being of poor local smallholders including indigenous groups, traditional communities and small farmers.

Against this background, this book analyses numerous promising local tree and forest management initiatives taken by smallholders in the Bolivian, Brazilian, Ecuadorian and Peruvian Amazon to better understand the key success factors. The insights gained from more than 100 case studies analyzed by researchers from Latin-America and Europe in cooperation with local stakeholders reveal the need for critical reflection on the initiatives targeting poor Amazonian families.

The book discusses an operational vision of rural development grounded on the effective use of smallholders’ capacities to contribute to a sustainable and equitable development of the region. It provides helpful information and ideas not only for scientists, but also for development organisations, decision makers and all who are interested in one of the major challenges facing the Amazon: to combine equitable development with the conservation of its unique ecosystems.

By: Benno Pokorny
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 630g
ISBN: 9780415660679
ISBN 10: 041566067X
Series: The Earthscan Forest Library
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 17 May 2013
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Benno Pokorny is Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Freiburg , Germany. Previously he was a researcher at the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), based in Belém, Brazil.

Reviews for Smallholders, Forest Management and Rural Development in the Amazon

"""This is a book about profoundly good intentions, and how things didn’t work out as planned, and about who bore the risks and paid the costs.While elements of it are heartening, the structural questions remain largely unsolved, and, as is often the case in the tropical world, the function, continuity and maybe even viability of field NGOs bears a sharp reprove and reexamination in the graveyard of so many failed projects. This book has a strong empirical basis of comparison and also provides insight into methodology construction and important caveats about how socially diverse Amazonia remains. It is an excellent field guide to smallfarm development in Amazonia, but it’s not really for the casual reader since it assumes quite a bit of knowledge. It is a very rewarding book ..."" - Susanna Hecht, University of California, Los Angeles, in The Journal of Peasant Studies."